Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

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Veteran director Nakajima Sadao examines the appeal, background, context and transition of chambara, or period sword-fighting and samurai films, in Kyoto. Not only interviews with actors, choreographers and critiques are included, but the director orchestrates an original chambara scene for the documentary.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2015-10-18
  • Runtime: 84 min
  • Country: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 7.5
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